I have to admit I am surprised that I like modern art (some of it anyway). Being a very left brained individual, I can appreciate the expertise necessary to produce the pre-modern types of art, where art was judged by its accuracy and detail. Along comes modern art, with the artist giving his impression, rather than a detailed painting. The interesting thing is, I like it. There is enough clarity to understand what the painting represents, but the viewer is left to fill in the rest. Instead of this painting representing one particular sunrise in one specific location, it is vague enough that it can be any sunrise anywhere near the water. I would equate it to reading a book instead of watching the movie. Your own mind fills in the details and what each person sees in it is just a little different from everyone else. Is it possible that I will learn to appreciate other forms of modern art also?
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I have to agree with you Tony. I think the type of art created during this period called for a different kind of talent. A portrait painter had to be very exact and precise in the details they painted. But for Modern art it is not so much the life-like details but the artist's impression of the details, and in a lot of cases, it is left up to the viewer to decide what those details mean to them as well as what the artist wanted to portray. The combination is what makes some of these pieces of art so interesting to me.
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